Assessment Nursing Admission 2024-2025 all
Questions Answered Graded A+
intact - ANS✔✔--unbroken, in place, unharmed
access - ANS✔✔--the ability to enter, contract, or approach;
-To administer medications into the patient vein,the nurse must access the vein with
special needle.
dilate - ANS✔✔--to become larger in diameter
abrupt - ANS✔✔--sudden
annual - ANS✔✔--occurring every year
apply - ANS✔✔--to place, put on, or spread something
audible - ANS✔✔--able to be heard
virulence - ANS✔✔--the ability to produce disease
efface - ANS✔✔--to wipe out, to rub out, do away with; (medical) the thinning of the
cervix during labor
ubiquitous - ANS✔✔--omnipresent, existing or being everywhere
osmosis - ANS✔✔--process of fluid passing through semi-permeable membrane from
higher to lower concentration
labile - ANS✔✔--apt or likely to change, changing quickly
-Because the children fever was very labile the nurse instructed the unlicensed assistive
personnel to check the temp frequently.
preferred - ANS✔✔--to set above or hold above another, to like better than another
acute - ANS✔✔--sharp, intense, coming about quickly
chronic - ANS✔✔--(medical) refers to a disease or condition that is long-lasting and
reoccurring
, exploratory - ANS✔✔--(medical) refers to a surgery or procedure used to diagnose a
disease or condition but not treat it
recessive - ANS✔✔--(genetics) A trait or a gene that can be dominated by another
(dominant) trait or gene
assent - ANS✔✔--To agree (not the same as ascend, to go up or higher), to give
consent
toxic - ANS✔✔--poisonous
subjective data - ANS✔✔--(medical) Symptoms. Information that is apparent only to
the person affected; that person is the only one who can verify it. Examples are pain,
fear, and itching.
objective data - ANS✔✔--(medical) Signs. Information that can be detected or
measured by an observer against a standard. Examples are blood pressure, body
temperature, and observing a patient crying.
effect - ANS✔✔--more often used as a noun, meaning result or outcome
affect - ANS✔✔--Often seen as a verb, meaning to influence or to change. In medical
terminology, it may be used as a noun meaning a person's emotional response or
disposition.
overt - ANS✔✔--in the open, clearly visible, not hidden
anterior - ANS✔✔--toward the front
contract - ANS✔✔--pronounced with the accent on the second syllable (and used as
a verb), it means to draw up, to draw together
-The physical therapist exercises the patients muscles so they contract and expand.
rigidity - ANS✔✔--stiffness, the stat of not being flexible
persecute - ANS✔✔--to harass or annoy constantly
longevity - ANS✔✔--long life
impervious - ANS✔✔--cannot be penetrated or affected
distension - ANS✔✔--swollen and protruding out further than normal